Legacy Giving: Living for today, Loving for tomorrow
2023-11-15 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/London)
Leaving a gift to your church in your will is a wonderful way of giving back to God, thanking Him for all He has given and providing for the church of tomorrow. Today we will be joined by Amanda Evans and Kathy Childress of Christian Aid who will share about their amazing “Faith Will” project which encourages people to consider both their local church and Christian Aid in their will. The generous giving team will also look at how to develop a legacy policy for your church and introduce “Fare Will”, a free will writing scheme which is being offered in partnership with the CofE.

To book your place, please click here.

Understanding Christianity - Refresher Training
2023-11-29 15:45 - 17:00 | Via Zoom
If you are a school RE leader and have previously completed the Understanding Christianity Training this is an opportunity to join Nicki and Felicity for a refresher session.

Festival of Christmas Trees St Denys Church
2023-12-02 10:00 - 2023-12-03 16:00 | St Denys Church, Church Road, St Dennis, St Austell, Cornwall, PL36 8BA, United Kingdom
Refreshments, Raffle & Quiz for Children
Music Concerts
St Dennis Ukulele Band: Saturday 2nd December 3-4 pm
St Dennis Youth Band: Sunday 3rd December 3-4 pm
Imerys Mid Cornwall Male Choir: Thursday 7th December 7 pm
For further details contact: Liz Bradbury, 07805 319791 lizbradbradbury218@gmail.com

St Dennis Festival of Christmas Trees 2023
2023-12-02 10:00 - 2023-12-03 16:00 | St Denys Church, Church Road, St Dennis, St Austell, Cornwall, PL36 8BA, United Kingdom
St Denys Church in St Dennis are once again holding their popular Festival of Christmas Trees. Come and see the church filled with beautiful trees all decorated by local groups and organisations.
Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd December 10am – 4pm each day.
Free admission: quiz for children: raffle and refreshments.
Live music throughout the event – local organists; St Dennis Ukulele Band (Saturday 3pm) ; St Dennis Youth Band (Sunday 3pm) and a special concert from Imerys Mid Cornwall Male Choir on Thursday 7th December at 7pm.

Christmas Concert, St Columb Church
2023-12-12 19:30 - 22:00 | St Columb Major Parish Church, Market Square, St Columb Major, Cornwall, TR9 6AA, United Kingdom
You are invited to join ‘in Tune Choir’ for a relaxed and informal Christmas Concert with songs and a carol singsong suitable for the whole family!
Free Entry and Light Refreshments
Donations to Church Funds and Penhaligan’s Friends (Charity number 1189323)

Penmount Crematorium Carol Service
2023-12-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Penmount Crematorium, Newquay Road, Truro, TR4 9AA, United Kingdom
The Service will be led by Revd Andrew Mumford with a selection of songs and carols performed by members of ‘Rhos Keur’ and ‘Kessun Tus’. Light refreshments will be served following the Service. All proceeds to our annual chosen charity – Cornwall Air Ambulance.

Festive Christmas Concert for Ukraine
2023-12-21 18:00 - 22:00 | Truro Cathedral

Charity Coffee Morning
2024-01-20 10:30 - 12:00 | Devoran Church, Devoran Lane , Devoran, TR3 6PA, United Kingdom
Devoran Ladies Group Charity Coffee Morning in aid of The Mission to Seafarers, Falmouth. With various stalls and raffles. See flyer for information:
Coffee Morning 20 January 2024

Spirituality - online session 1
2024-01-25 15:45 - 16:45 | Via Zoom
During the first of three sessions, we will be considering the language we use, and what spirituality really means, looks like in action and how we can provide opportunities in the day to day life of our schools
Session 2 will be held on Monday 26th February 2024 and Session 3 will be held on Wednesday 6th March 2024, both commencing at 3.45 pm

Hearts Singing God's Song: Vocation for Disabled and Neurodivergent People
2024-02-03 10:30 - 12:30 | online
A chance to explore vocation and ministry when you are a disabled (differently-abled) and/or neurodivergent person.
Each of us is made in the image of God and each of us are fearfully and wonderfully made. And each of us is called to be part of the mission and ministry of the church, regardless of our embodiment and anything that our society might label as disability or difference.
This event is for disabled or neurodivergent people who would like to begin to explore a vocation to lay or ordained ministry in the Church of England.
For more information view here: Hearts Singing God
You can register to attend using the Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hearts-singing-gods-song-vocation-for-disabled-and-neurodivergent-people-tickets-767693902127?aff=oddtdtcreator

Being a Priest online in 2024
2024-02-07 10:00 - 11:30 | online
The last ten years has seen a revolution in the way we communicate online, not least through the impact of the pandemic which thrust us into relying on technology in a new way. This will be a session to explore how social media is today, what it means to minister using these tools and an opportunity to reflect together theologically on how we use technology for ministry and mission.
We’re delighted to welcome the Rev’d Bryony Taylor to lead this session.
Bryony was a social media consultant before being ordained in 2014. She found her online skills coming in handy during the pandemic and produced guides and ran online courses for fellow clergy on how to navigate this brave new world. Bryony contributed a chapter to the Grove Booklet ‘Hybrid Church’ in 2020 and to a collection of articles on church during the pandemic in a book called the Distanced Church edited by Heidi Campbell (2020). She can be found on twitter/X, Instagram and Threads @vahva.

Evensong celebration for 30th anniversary of the ordination of women
2024-02-08 17:30 - 18:30 | Truro Cathedral, Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom
In March 1994, the first women were ordained as priests, some having been ordained as Deacons before this and many ministering as Deaconesses before that. Over the past 30 years, many women have followed in the footsteps of those who were first ordained. They have led and inspired men and women in their faith and brought vision and wisdom into the church and the varied and diverse communities that they have served in and led. To mark this important moment, to celebrate the ministry of women past and present to pray for their continued ministries and to look towards a creative future of inclusive ministry, there will be a service of celebration and thanksgiving in Truro Cathedral.

Three mornings with St Paul: 1. Transformed by the cross of Christ: Paul and his congregations
2024-02-22 10:00 - 13:30 | Epiphany House, Truro, TR1 3DR , United Kingdom
Paul’s letters to different communities of believers are the earliest surviving Christian writings. He is our founding theologian, but he is a contentious figure even among faithful readers of the New Testament. Other people who know very little about the letters can also have strong opinions about what they think Paul wrote!
He writes to believers in the now distant culture of the first century, Jewish and Hellenistic. However, his core theological beliefs are now ours: ‘We preach Christ crucified’; ‘Jesus is Lord’. They were forged from the cross of Christ, from God’s promises in the Hebrew Bible, from those who were in Christ before him and from his own experience. In the letters, he relates this theological core to the issues that the early congregations wrestle with: behaviour in community, in personal relationships, in leadership and ministries. There are ways to explore how this informs us in applying the theology to ourselves and our communities.
These three mornings are designed as a whole, so we hope you can come to all three. If you can come only to one or two, you will still be very welcome. (If you can only join on the second or third morning without having been able to come to previous ones, Robert will try to summarise the earlier sessions…) People booking themselves in for any morning will be sent suggestions of which letters to read as preparation for that session.
Robert Evans has degrees from Oxford, Cambridge and London, and is recently retired from an academic career in New Testament theology and biblical interpretation. One of his books that is relevant (not required) for these sessions is Judge for Yourselves: reading 1 Corinthians (Darton Longman and Todd, 2003). He comes from St Ives, was a curate (early 1980s) in Wadebridge and St Columb Minor, and now lives in Coverack.
Session 2 will take place on 21 March.
Session 3 will take place on 18 April.

Spirituality - online session 2
2024-02-26 15:45 - 16:45 | Via Zoom
The second of the series considers how we can provide meaningful, planned and spontaneous opportunities for pupils to develop and flourish spiritually.
The last session will be held on Wednesday 6th March 2024 from 3.45pm

2024 Organ Recital Series
2024-02-27 08:00 - 17:00
2024 Organ Recital Series on 1907 Hele & Co Organ at the Parish Church of St Ia the Virgin, St Ives
Flute and Piano

The Church of England and the Working Class: historical lessons for today
2024-02-29 14:00 - 15:30 | online
Mark Chapman will explore the ways in which the Church of England related to working people through history, especially from the late nineteenth century. Although its efforts were principally focused on urban centres there were also efforts to engage rural labourers.
Mark will discuss the models that were adopted and offer suggestions as to how the Church might engage in the very different circumstances of contemporary England.
Mark is Vice-Principal and Academic Dean at Ripon College, Cuddesdon, Professor of the History of Modern Theology, University of Oxford and Canon Theologian of Truro Cathedral.

TravellerSpace
2024-03-05 10:00 - 11:30 | online
Caroline Dann is Director of the charity TravellerSpace, who for the past 21 years have supported Gypsies & Travellers in Cornwall and latterly also in Devon.
TravellerSpace aim to break down the barriers which make it difficult for Gypsies & Travellers to access health education, welfare and other services & activities in the wider community.
We have a drop in centre, an outreach playbus, and run a regular Gypsy & Traveller Youth Group, Women’s group, courses, family sessions and a safe space for anyone from the community to come for a chat, talk about issues affecting them or just have a cup of tea and a friendly face.

Spirituality - online session 3
2024-03-06 15:45 - 16:45 | Via Zoom
The last of the series will be exploring how an embedded approach to spirituality can be seen in collective worship for all pupils in all schools.

Quiet Day - The Prodigal Son
2024-03-08 10:00 - 16:00 | Epiphany House, Truro, TR1 3DR , United Kingdom
Quiet Day reflecting on the Prodigal Son
Led by Daphne Atkinson (Spiritual Director) & Alan Wallace (CEO of Epiphany House)
See poster here for details for booking and cost (where applicable): Quiet Days 2024

Guided Retreat in Lent on St Martin's Isles of Scilly
2024-03-13 10:00 - 2024-03-20 17:00 | St Martin’s, Isles of Scilly
Prayer as the Way of Exchange: being carried and carrying others
Led by Bishop Martin Shaw, Retired Bishop of Argyll and The Isles
With an optional day trip to the island of St Agnes. Visit the Holy Well of Santa Warna and the labyrinth, with the Eucharist offered in the church of St Agnes.
www.ioschurches.co.uk/lentretreat
elizabethmaburke@icloud.com 01720 423911
See poster here: Retreat IOS March 24

Trusting God in Troubled Times
2024-03-14 09:30 - 15:30 | Epiphany House, Truro, TR1 3DR , United Kingdom
Isaiah is the fifth longest book in the Old Testament and the second most-quoted OT book in the New Testament. There are a few “purple passages” which many people know, often read at Christmas time. But how is the book arranged and what are its main themes?
During this session you will study the ten chapters of this book, which is overwhelmingly a BOOK OF FAITH.
What does it mean to trust God in troubled times – then…. and now?
Rev Howard Peskett was Senior Hebrew Scholar of Cambridge University. He is a Cornish bard and the Coordinator of the Cornish Bible Project. He has been a teacher in Singapore, Bristol and Rural Dean in Penwith. He has spent a lifetime encouraging believers that they can discover for themselves the meaning and wonder of the Bible as they seek to love and follow Christ.

Safeguarding Conference - Trauma-informed approach: Can it work in Church?
2024-03-18 09:30 - 14:30 | Truro Cathedral
The Safeguarding annual conference will this year provide an opportunity to hear from victims, survivors, and experts on how the Church can implement a Trauma Informed Response.
The free conference will take place at Truro Cathedral on Monday, March 18 from 9.30am to 2.30pm.
It is hoped that Parish Safeguarding Officers, churchwardens, clergy, ordinands, lay leaders, as well as diocesan and cathedral staff and volunteers will take part alongside professional partners from other agencies. The conference will draw on lessons from evolving responses in schools and within responses to domestic abuse.
PLEASE REGISTER HERE
Throughout March and on the day of the conference there will be the opportunity for you to add your thoughts, prayers and views to the Loud Fence in the cathedral.
Rebecca Evans, Ministry & Parish Development Officer, talks to Jo Douglas, Trauma Theologian and PHD Candidate, about her research into trauma-informed theology on our new podcast.
LISTEN HERE

The Narrow Road
2024-03-18 19:00 - 21:30 | St Germans Priory, Saltash, PL12, United Kingdom
Riding Lights Theatre Company presents – The Narrow Road – Powerful theatre on the journey to Easter. Read press release Passion Play – 18 March 2024 – Press Release

Understanding Christianity Training - Session 1
2024-03-20 13:00 - 16:30 | Via Zoom
Due to popular demand, we are delighted to offer another online Understanding Christianity Course.
The course aims to develop pupils’ understanding of key concepts in Christianity, as a contribution to their understanding of the world and their own experience within it.
This 3-session course will give teachers and RE Leads full access to this outstanding resource and nationally recognised system of learning in RE

Three mornings with St Paul: 2. The Lordship of Christ, and living under it
2024-03-21 10:00 - 13:30 | Epiphany House, Truro, TR1 3DR , United Kingdom
Paul’s letters to different communities of believers are the earliest surviving Christian writings. He is our founding theologian, but he is a contentious figure even among faithful readers of the New Testament. Other people who know very little about the letters can also have strong opinions about what they think Paul wrote!
He writes to believers in the now distant culture of the first century, Jewish and Hellenistic. However, his core theological beliefs are now ours: ‘We preach Christ crucified’; ‘Jesus is Lord’. They were forged from the cross of Christ, from God’s promises in the Hebrew Bible, from those who were in Christ before him and from his own experience. In the letters, he relates this theological core to the issues that the early congregations wrestle with: behaviour in community, in personal relationships, in leadership and ministries. There are ways to explore how this informs us in applying the theology to ourselves and our communities.
These three mornings are designed as a whole, so we hope you can come to all three. If you can come only to one or two, you will still be very welcome. (If you can only join on the second or third morning without having been able to come to previous ones, Robert will try to summarise the earlier sessions…) People booking themselves in for any morning will be sent suggestions of which letters to read as preparation for that session.
The Revd Robert Evans has degrees from Oxford, Cambridge and London, and is recently retired from an academic career in New Testament theology and biblical interpretation. One of his books that is relevant (not required) for these sessions is Judge for Yourselves: reading 1 Corinthians (Darton Longman and Todd, 2003). He comes from St Ives, was a curate (early 1980s) in Wadebridge and St Columb Minor, and now lives in Coverack.
This is session two.
Session one takes place on 22 February.
Session three takes place on 18 April.

Exploring Images of Francis
2024-04-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Epiphany House, Truro, TR1 3DR , United Kingdom
For over 800 years St Francis has been one of the best known and most loved saints. He is patron saint of ecologists and associated with a love for animals and nature. But St Francis is so much more than this!
See flyer for further information: 19.04.2024

Quiet Day - Desert Experience
2024-04-12 10:00 - 16:00 | Epiphany House, Truro, TR1 3DR , United Kingdom
Quiet Day – Desert Experience
Led by Revd Aubin de Gruchy (Pastoral Visitor of Methodist Schools)
Further information including booking information see flyer: Quiet Days 2024

Journeying on a Leaf: Retreat Day on the Cornish Saint, St Ia
2024-04-12 10:30 - 16:00 | Chacewater Village Hall, Church Hill, Chacewater, TR4 8PZ
Retreat Day, led by Donna Worthington:
Saint Ia of Cornwall literally missed the boat when her companions left Ireland, heading for Hayle in Cornwall. Fearing crossing the sea alone, she prayed and saw a small leaf floating on the water. She watched it and it grew larger and larger. She trusted God, the leaf became her coracle and carried her across the ocean.
Ia’s story will be the creative ground from which to draw from in order to deepen your own spirituality. Using guided imaginative prayer, you will explore the journey of surrender, solitude, the leafy coracle and the wild elemental ocean, wind and sky. Her incredible odyssey across the sea will also offer beautiful material for your own creative writing. You’ll be able to explore the idea of ‘journeying with nature’ through contemplation and art; working with an artist, you will have the opportunity to work with leaves and create patterns in clay – your work will be later fired in a kiln and sent to you as a beautiful reminder of the day and your own creativity. And slowing down and walking mindfully, you’ll enter a leaf labyrinth, relaxing into a slow walking prayer on your journey to the Centre, to God…
All are welcome and no writing or art experience is needed.
To find out more information please view webpage https://christianretreats.live/online-retreats?start=10

Three mornings with St Paul: 3. Christian community, then and now
2024-04-18 10:00 - 13:30 | Epiphany House, Truro, TR1 3DR , United Kingdom
Paul’s letters to different communities of believers are the earliest surviving Christian writings. He is our founding theologian, but he is a contentious figure even among faithful readers of the New Testament. Other people who know very little about the letters can also have strong opinions about what they think Paul wrote!
He writes to believers in the now distant culture of the first century, Jewish and Hellenistic. However, his core theological beliefs are now ours: ‘We preach Christ crucified’; ‘Jesus is Lord’. They were forged from the cross of Christ, from God’s promises in the Hebrew Bible, from those who were in Christ before him and from his own experience. In the letters, he relates this theological core to the issues that the early congregations wrestle with: behaviour in community, in personal relationships, in leadership and ministries. There are ways to explore how this informs us in applying the theology to ourselves and our communities.
These three mornings are designed as a whole, so we hope you can come to all three. If you can come only to one or two, you will still be very welcome. (If you can only join on the second or third morning without having been able to come to previous ones, Robert will try to summarise the earlier sessions…) People booking themselves in for any morning will be sent suggestions of which letters to read as preparation for that session.
The Revd Robert Evans has degrees from Oxford, Cambridge and London, and is recently retired from an academic career in New Testament theology and biblical interpretation. One of his books that is relevant (not required) for these sessions is Judge for Yourselves: reading 1 Corinthians (Darton Longman and Todd, 2003). He comes from St Ives, was a curate (early 1980s) in Wadebridge and St Columb Minor, and now lives in Coverack.
This is session three.
Session one takes place on 22 February.
Session two takes place on 21 March.

Big World Fair
2024-04-20 10:00 - 15:30 | Truro Cathedral, Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Big World Fair – April 20
The Big World Fair will take place in Truro Cathedral on April 20, from 10am – 3:30pm. The cathedral will be full of stands with information and activities from a wide range of local, national and international mission and development agencies. See the timetable here.
The event will be opened by Bishop Hugh Nelson and speakers include representatives from Tearfund, Christian Aid, Five Talents and Edukid who will be sharing inspiring stories about their work, how Cornish churches and schools are already getting involved, and how you and your church may get involved.
There will be performances throughout the day, both inside and out, from the fabulous Cornwall Youth Choir, the inspiring Ukrainian Harmony Ladies choir, the Roseland Academy samba band and local singer-songwriter and former missionary kid, Isaac Salaman. There will also be drumming workshops for anyone to join in and have a go with African drumming.
We will have an exciting and interactive activity for children to get involved with running throughout the day.
All are welcome – there will be something for everyone. Come for the whole day or drop in and out through the day. Please book this date in your diaries and spread the word amongst your churches and friends!
Please feel free to download the poster and use it to publicise the event.
